Nigel Allen Garcia, 34, was arrested by Wilkes County deputies Wednesday. A warrant for arrest said he was charged with failure to register as a sex offender, a weapons violation and failure to appear.

The charges come from San Jose, Calif. A poster from San Jose police said Garcia has previously sexually assaulted children. He was convicted of sodomy with a child under 14 with force and lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 with force, San Jose police said.

A statement from Elkin Parks and Recreation said Garcia had lived under an alias in the community for years. The San Jose police poster listed Garcia's last known address as San Jose.

A background check from Elkin Police found no information of his history, parks and rec officials said.

Their statement continues below:

"Elkin Recreation & Parks Departments puts the safety and well-being of all our participants first and completes criminal background checks on all volunteers and staff involved with all of our activities. We will be reviewing our policy on criminal background checks so that we can provide the safest experience possible to all of our patrons."

Elkin police also have charges pending in the case. No other information was released.